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Volume 3 Out Now - Over 300 pages

 

Volume 3 of Large Rock Sound Systems, released Feb 2023

Featuring: David Bowie and Ground Control, Pink Floyd Sound System 1974-77, Bardney Festival, Midas Mixers, Colac, Wigwam, MEH Tasco, and many more.

 

£39

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The book of WEM, The Isle of Wight 1970 and Pink Floyd Sound systems Volume 1.

 

It will sell out as it is only 500 limited edition run, 148 pages on silk art paper, just under 200 rare photos, many not seen before, many in colour, unseen photos of artists at The Isle of Wight 1970 including Hendrix, history of WEM PA systems and Starfinder guitar cabinets, WEM with Pink Floyd at Pompeii, the Floyd transition into Martin Audio and so much more.

 

£29

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The Development of Large Rock Sound Systems Volume 2.

 

Featuring the reconstruction of the complete sound system from Pompeii, Led Zeppelin's WEM system, and Pink Floyd’s WEM system from Pompeii, chapters on the evolution of the band van, companies in the 70s that hired equipment and some of the biggest equipment manufacturers.

 

£29

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Get Volume 1 and

Volume 2 Together

£58

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£44 postage to Rest of the World

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BUY ALL 3 VOLUMES TOGETHER for

£94

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Bickershaw Festival Book.

 

The story of 1970s England when the West Coast culture came calling: The Bickershaw Festival and the Grateful Dead in the UK 1970 and 1972. Updated with lots more photos.

208pp A4 with over 60 pages in colour

 

£35

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Tales of Deeply Vale Festival Book.

 

The full story of  how Deeply Vale started and the Rochdale and Heywood counter culture scene. Includes Rivington Pike Festival, Horwich and Rock against Racism, Manchester.

272pp A4 with over 180 pages in colour

 

£48

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Flyposting - Posters of a Music Revolution

 

A pictorial history of Flyposting during the 70s and 80s in Liverpool and Manchester

76pp A4 with over 180 pages in colour

 

£20

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Martin Hannett, His Equipment and Strawberry Studios

 

A look at some of the equipment used by legendary producer Martin Hannett and an overview of Strawberry Studios where he produced many sessions

 

176pp A4 with many rare photos

 

£24

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Martin Hannett, Pleasures of the Unknown

 

The life and times of Martin Hannett, one of the originators of the Manchester Sound

 

204pp A5 

 

£14

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